Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

Jan 05 In the year 1848 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09 Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.  

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

Feb 23 John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 in the year 1848.  

Mar 03 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 On this day in history john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84  

Apr 08 In the year 1848 domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50  

Apr 10 In the year 1848 godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69  

Apr 24 In the year 1848 francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69  

Apr 30 On this day in history friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53  

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)  

May 18 In the year 1848 william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF  

May 25 On this day in history death of annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797)  

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)  

Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 died in the year 1848.  

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies in the year 1848.  

Jul 22 On this day in history karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 06 In the year 1848 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58  

Aug 07 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779) died in the year 1848.  

Aug 09 Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 12 On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

Aug 15 On this day in history timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 11 In the year 1848 henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1848.  

Oct 05 In the year 1848 death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)  

Oct 26 Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies in the year 1848.  

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.  

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died in the year 1848.  

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.  

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died in the year 1848.  

Nov 17 Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies in the year 1848.  

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

Jan 05 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19 John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 21 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)